Suzanne takes you down by the river

You can hear the boats float by

You can spend the night forever beside her

And you know she's half crazy

But that's why you want to be there

She feeds you tea and oranges

All the way from China

And just when you need to tell her

That you have no love to give her

She gets you on her wavelength

And she lets the river answer

That you've always been her lover

And you want to travel with her

You want to travel blind

And you know that she will trust you

For you've touched her perfect body with your mind

Now, Jesus was a sailor

When he walked upon the water

Spent a long time watchin'

From his lonely wooden tower

And when he knew for certain

That only drowning men could see him

He said "All men will be sailors

And the sea shall set them free"

But he himself was broken

Long before the sky would open

Forsaken, almost human

He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone

And you want to travel with him

You want to travel blind

You think maybe you can trust him

'Cause he's touched your perfect body with his mind

Now, Suzanne takes your hand

And leads you down to the river

She wearin' rags and feathers

From Salvation Army counters

And the sun pours down like honey

On our lady of the harbor

She shows you where to look

Between the garbage and the flowers

And there are heroes in the seaweed

And there are children in the morning

They are leaning out for love

They will lean that way forever

While Suzanne holds the mirror

And you want to travel with her

You want to travel blind

And you know that you can trust her

'Cause she's touched your perfect body with her mind

With her mind